Film Noir by Lecturer:

Chris Messineo

NJ Film School

'The Stuff that Dreams are Made Of'

During Hollywood's Golden Age, at the height of the studio system, a new breed of crime drama began to emerge. These dark tales with an equally stark look told the stories of men and women living in the shadows and the underbelly of society. Classic stories like 'The Maltese Falcon', 'Double Indemnity', 'The Killers', and 'Night and the City' changed filmmaking forever with characters who risked everything for 'the stuff that dreams are made of'.